Improvement in vehicle-axle skeins



c. G'BSTRING a; J. sruLLmToN. Vehicle-Axle Skeins.

No. 209,248. A Patented Oct. 22, 1878.

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CASPER GESTRING AND JAMES S. FULLERTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE-AXLE SKEINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No, 209,248, dated October22, 1878; application filed May 14, 1878.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, CASPER GESTRING and JAMES S. FULLERTON, both of thecity of lthem a rectangular recess, in which its the T-headed `stay-bar.The inner end of this bar may be attached to the axle by a bolt thatvpasses, through the axle and hound, or the bar may extend across fromskein to skein.

The cross-bar at the outer end engages under the hooked ends of the lugsand forms the bridle-piece of the clip passing around the skeins. In thecase of the hind axle one end of the cross-bar is extended forward toform the brace-connection to the hounds and reach, and in the front axlethe bar connects with the tongue-hounds. l

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an under View of the front axle. Fig. 2 isan under perspective view of one end of the rear axle.

A is the hind axle, and A the front axle; B, the bolster or sand-board.(l is the reach, and D the hounds. E E are the thimbleskeins, that maybe made ot' usual pattern. I show them with a post or block, F,supporting the end of the sand-board. This post diii'ers from that shownin the Wheeler patents for thimble-skeins, numbered, respectively,123,135 and 162,729, as'it Vis not attached in any inanner directly tothe sandboard; it merely forms a prop or support for the end of theboard.V

G G are two lugs cast upon the bottom of the thimble-skein. The innerfaces are parallel, and between them is a rectangular channel, 'cn whichiits the stay-bar H. The staybar has a cross-head, h, which engages thehooked ends g g of the lugs G, and. rests against a flat part, E', ofthe thirnble-skein.

The inner end of the bar His shown connected to the axle by a bolt, I,which passes vertically through the axle and the hound;-

but the two bars H may be made in one piece extending from skein toskein.

The cross-head h has holes for the passage of the screw threaded ends ofthe clip J, which extends around the top of the skein, and is secured bynuts under the crosshead h.

K K represent brace-rods, which in the case 4of the hind axle are madein one piece with the cross-head and extended forward to the front endsof the hounds, where they are attached to the reach. In the case of thefront axle the brace-rods are connected to the tongue- Y hounds.

The described connect-ion of the thimbleskein and the stay-bar H is.such' that the skein is firmly braced by the bar against vertical andhorizontal strain, as the bar tits tightly between the lugs, and also inhooks g. We have shown the st-ay-bar H and rod K as of separateconstruction, and secured to-v They may, however, be

gether by bolts. welded or otherwise made in 011e piece.

We claim as our invention- 1. The combination, with the thimble-skeins,of the two hooked lugs G and the T-headed stay-bar H, substantially asset forth.

2. The combination of the skein E with hooked lugs G and the T-formedstay-bar H of the clip J, secured to said bar and surrounding thethimble-skein.

The combination, with the T-formed staybar H, ot' the brace-rod K,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of axle A, thiinbleskeins E E, with hooked lugs G G,T-ended stay bar or bars H, and clips J substantially as set forth.

CASPER GESTRING. JAMES S. FULLERTON. Witnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, JN0. GEsTRING.

